Vegetarian Fasolia Beans Stew Recipe – Fasolia bi Zait

If you love stews, here is a simple, delicious and healthy Lebanese Vegetarian Fasolia Beans Stew Recipe that you could try. This is a traditional Lebanese “mountains dish” that will warm you up pretty well in winter. And you might ask why in the world am I featuring this recipe in July? Well.. I missed it… it’s been a while…and felt like having it the other day so I’m sharing the love. And while having it in a 95F upstate NY humid weather I was sweating like crazy… but oh it was so worth it!

In Lebanon this dish is commonly known as “Fasolia at’aa” or “Fasolia bi zait” which translate to “vegetarian Fasolia” and “Fasolia with oil.” This recipe is the vegetarian cousin of a Fasolia Beef Chili Stew recipe which we featured a while back.

Fasolia is a variety of red beans or pinto beans that you can commonly find in supermarkets. For this recipe pick the beans with tan/lighter color if possible, or as a second best pick red beans. And if you have control over it, pick beans that are new, and haven’t been stocked for a very long time. On to the recipe…

7 Responses to Vegetarian Fasolia Beans Stew Recipe – Fasolia bi Zait

Farouk MasriMay 17, 2013

I am so glad I found you and your recipes. I am originally from Lebanon, living abroad for a long time. I wonder if you would be kind enough to send me the recipe for "Mdardra" that's the lentils with some rice and sauted onions.than you

Definitely I am going to try this Lebanese version of Vegeterian Dry Beans! It's similar to the Bulgarian "Posten Fasul" : ) ..... The diffense is that instead of potatoes we put carrot and red bell pepper and at the last few minutes of the simmering we sprinkle some crashed dry mint leaves.